Analysts weigh OPEC price boost against hit from US shale: Reuters Poll

According to the latest Reuters poll, analysts have raised their forecasts for both Brent and WTI crude average prices for 2017, albeit raised concerns that rising US production could offset any major price gains from OPEC'S output deal.

The poll forecast WTI crude oil will average $56.08 a barrel in 2017 and $60.61 in 2018. WTI has averaged about $52.63 so far in 2017.

Meanwhile, Brent crude will average $58.01 a barrel in 2017, slightly higher than the $57.43 forecast in the previous survey. 

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